Team Nigeria ended their participation in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, without securing any medals for the country.
The last remaining athlete representing Nigeria, Hannah Reuben, aimed to clinch a medal for the West African Country in the women’s freestyle wrestling 76kg category.
Unfortunately, she was defeated in her second-round fight, losing 5-2 (by points) to Mongolia’s Davaanasan Amar Enkh.
The disappointment came from Tobi Amusan’s inability to advance to the final of the women’s 100m hurdles.
Furthermore, Nigeria’s 4x400m men’s relay team faced disqualification following their semi-final race. This unfortunate outcome marked Nigeria’s poorest performance at the Olympics since the 2012 London Games.
Looking ahead, the next Olympics are scheduled to take place in Los Angeles in 2028 which means that the sports ministry in Nigeria has at most four years to prepare for another game.
Top 20 countries of the 2024 Paris Olympics medals table
As of 2:50 p.m. (Nigerian Time), China are sitting at the top of the medals table with a total of 84 medals, which comprises 34 gold, 27 silver, and 23 bronze.
Even though the United States have more medals (113) than China, they are second because they have one gold less than the Asian giants.
Below are the top 20:
Format: Country, Gold, Silver, Bronze, total number of medals
1. China – 34 27 23 84
2. United States – 33 41 39 113
3. Australia – 18 16 14 48
4. Japan – 16 8 13 37
5. France – 15 20 22 57
6. Great Britain – 14 20 23 57
7. Korea – 13 8 8 29
8. Netherlands – 13 6 11 30
9. Germany – 12 9 8 29
10. Italy – 11 12 13 36
11. Canada – 8 6 11 25
12. New Zealand – 7 7 2 16
13. Hungary – 5 7 6 18
14. Uzbekistan – 5 1 3 9
15. Spain – 4 3 8 15
16. Ireland – 4 0 3 7
17. Brazil – 3 6 9 18
18. Ukraine – 3 4 4 11
19. Sweden – 3 4 3 10
20. Romania – 3 4 1 8
Note that the 2024 Olympics will officially come to an end on Sunday, August 11.
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